Machine for packing cigarettes



July 1, 1930. R. w. VOIGT 1,769,557

MACHINE FOR PACKING CIGARETTES Filed March 24, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 1, 1930. vR. w. VOIGT 1,769,557

MACHINE FOR PACKING CIGARETTES 119;! March 24, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 1, 1930 UNITED fs TATEs' RO E'RTWILi-IELM vomr, OFDRESDEN", GERMANY, hssrenon 'ro 'rnnrmm a'onenn CARL" MT'JTLLER, or DRESDEN; enRMA- v i1 MACH INE FOB PAGKINGICIGABETTES l Application. filed Maren 24,1928, sie riai-mrzsa iav, and in Gammmy 11,1927;

' This invention relates to m'achines for arettes from one station to a transversely extending feed'track' 36. The cigarettes fed to the track 36 transversely thereofare'fed along this feed track by pushers in successive groups and then transferred 7, to the slidesof the containers. The pushers which engage the] cigarettes from above are secured tofa belt orthe like provided above the track and moved forwards in the longitudi'nal direction of the track, the horizontal feed planes which are parallel to one another being stepped by the thickness of a. cigarette, and the transverse feed track bridging thejspace betweenl the separate feeding means insuch manner that the cig- "arettes pushed from the first feed band by the pushers 'passonto the bridge level therewith, beyon d whichthe next feed band is located at a level which is lower by the thickness of a cigarette and "so on. 'The 'pushers of, course must be lowered correspondinglyso that they can act on the lower ,layerfrom'above; According to'my said ,.45f c 7 v l'ongitudinal' slotsthrough which the tines of the rake-like pushers may pass when the pusheis are lowered.

prior specification this result is obtained by providing bridges "with suitable pass'agesfor the pushers at the'steps, the bridges terminating just short ofthe nexttransverse "feed band. 'As a result, just at the point where the cigarettes aretransferred fronr the'jbridge to thenex t. layer there isno sup- *port} for the cigarettes and I find from experience that the ab Of Such Support leads to displacement "and incorrect feeding of the cigarettes? distinguished therefrom fthe parts (bridges) located betweenthe separate feed o de'cted lnto'a group are fed by the pusher 4 over the bridge-31 on to the cigarettes devices for the feedband are provided with QVN W th il y rs 'Whichfare to be trans- -i. s ee o;t lsl l s of the t qni r s is .Figs. 3 and' :partial top plan view ofthe ;machin e=necessary for the understanding of my invention.

tall-the cooperative action of bridge memwell known are not 'alike. as regards the number of cigarettes therein since for'example one layer consists only'oftwelve, and

another; thirteen'cigarettes if twenty five cigarettes areflto" be introduced into a slide,

so that the width occupied by the groups to be fed forwards by the pusher difi'ers. This circumstance must be taken account of by,

correspondingly dimensioning the pusher.

feeding forwards the narrower cigarette layer lts width must be adjusted to the width of the-feed track andin feeding the wider layer containing more cigarettes its width must be correspondingly increased. This result is "attained in accordance withthe invention by forming aside or sides of the rake-likepusher as a hingedl or parts adapted to be move spring or the like into operative position,

mounted part by means of a this part in the forwardmovement of the pusher being first" moved by controlling means into a position reducin the width of the pusherby'the amount 0 this movable part unt1lthe controlling means move the 'movable part back' into the width of the pusher;

position to increase *Theinvention is "illustratedin the accompanying-drawings in which Fig. l is f a side elevat1on'sh0wing those. partsof the maehine necessary for an-understanding of the invention Fig.2 is afront elevation while 4 show I details. Fig; 5 is a parts of the Fig. 6 shows in" enlarged dehere 3 and tines 4;"Of the'pusher 4.

In: Fig; -1 there are shown 'two'feed bands belts. :1 The band 2 "is step 3 level with thejban'd 1'.

Thecigarettes fe'dto the band '1 and'colwhich have been fed by the band 2 and collected into a "group; The pusher .4 is formed as a rake with tines4'v. The rake 4 is mounted on an angle bracket 5 secured.

Qtoithelower ends of two vertical guide rods 6. These guide rods are longitudinallymovable in bosses 7 in a crossbar 8 on the downturned ends 9' of which are mounted roller 15. The rollers run along. the

' upper edges of guide railsrlfii whiclnfirst extend parallel to one another and then in- Y cline at 17 Betwnithecross"har 8 and'the 5 anglebracketfi on the rods Gare mounted hl'a kelt 5f f coil springs 18 'wliich ll tend -to press the p h rakesidownwardly; fAs as the "rollers. '1'5i[can slide. downwards d"surfaces lfithe" previously fdownwards. 'llieii"v tines 4 p I udinal-{slots in; the bridge mem-j herfB anf ggtiie, rake 4. Inoves into the lower posse shown in dotted, lines jin Figure l. hliis iqwr position it. moves into contact l 2.

n anglei'hrackt "1f9ja1brush 20 or the. like t "her l"bein loweredinto "n dotted; ine's, bearso n ga ttesfifed liy the fee dband F n .2- jthe wid lc th er ntJet' s vof; i

' 1 steame s ifsflgr d at =one*side anextem 0 sion 22 rotat leahout thei hingepinflland nsei o m dwi h on sh w th s e sf 1 wo d fien n P i e, i plam A own ei'nvhe eifigures a w projection 23i-if5;piQVill(l E0n theaend'of the pusher iagainst which the extension 22 is yextensiong22 carries at it s end-airo11er'25 '50 gjghiehis tireely rotatable about a vertical axis :26; j HThiS-J'IKOHBI. movesyon a guide-rail a 52 slaowhnz-in dotted lines inEigrEBL'rAsiIOng he poller -gt els; ,manner-f'gshown s ent-the traightpart'of the in guide t the g extension 122 is so lheld- :against a pressure; of; ithflfiSpring-J 24: that .thetrakepusher 4 is only; are width correspond to thateof the lfirst:layemofycigarettes @1 1st moves-hasapeiaztive' position i. e.

guide rollers 10 which run. in horizontal g's EIB extend; and the rakes V M p securestheseycigarettes inv a the 2 re tspe wn as transferred on to eals ito tines 45: llEiguresj 3V and 4 fedfby the feedyhand v 1.:-

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'I claim -l.'--I-n a'machine for packing cigarettes into a packet in combination with a .feed track oif the. cigarettes, spaced ree'abands disposed transversely of said feed track and .iadapted atozfeejdygroups of cigarettes to said 4 track, said spaced feed bandsfstepped from i on another :by the thicknes's of iia -cigarette,

a. pusher-movable in the longitudinaldirecition 01f the feed track and -"adapted to feed the groups of cigarettes to the packet,"said pusherg f orrned "with"tineslto engage :the jcigarette's,[ a bridge "member bridging the pace between thespaced' *feed bandsfsa'id T 'bridgemember formed with slots to allow thepassage of .theti'nes of the pusher, and

jmeans for lowering the pusher adjacent the bridge memberwherebyflit will engage with x V th nextgroup of cigarettes. h ere f meme t d 2. In a" machine for packing cigarettes p V a a V lintoajpacket in coinhination withafeed E011 the'pusherihis securedfhy means of adapted lto feedjgroups of cigarettes'tosaid track, i-said' spaced feed bands stepped from one anothenby the thickness of a cigarette,

la pusher movable in -.the"longitudina1 direcf-tion ofthe feed track and adapted to feed the groups of cigarettes to the packet,'-said usherflfornled with tines to engage the cigalr ettesga bridgemember brid ing the space .hetween the spaced .feed ban s, said bridge neniher formed with slots 'to'fallow the pas- H sage of the-tines; ofthe pusher, means for .qlow'ering the .pusher adjacent the biid e ,jrneniherr,"whereby .it will engage with tie next group of cigarettes and nieansflassociated with the, pushertorholdthe cigarettes as they are transferred from ,oneieed fband tothenext. V f T 1 p e forflpackingqcigarettes intowa packet in cornhination',with va feed .trackll for .the cigarettes; spaced "feedbands disposed transversely of said :feed track and adapted" to feed groups of cigarettes tolsaid track, said spaced feed hands stepped from one; another by .thethickness of ;a .:cigarette,

a ,pusher ,Inovable linflthe longitudinal directi'on. of the 'ifeed track and adapted to feed" the groups of cigarettes to the packet,

said' pusherwform ed with tines I to engage, "the cigarettes, said pusher also formed with n a "jlatera'l extension, I said extension movable into and out of operatiye position,- a Irh'rid e member bridging the space .betw eenl t e spaced feed bands, said "bridge memher formed with slots to'allow the passage of ering the" pusher adj acentthe bridge menithe tines of the pusher, andmeans forf1o wber, whereby it will engage with the next grou of cigarettes.

4:. n a machine for packing cigarettes into 7 a packet in combination with a feed track for the cigarettes, spaced feed bands disposed transversely of said feed track and adapted to feed groups of cigarettes to said track, said spaced feed bands stepped from one another by the thickness of a cigarette, a pusher movable in the longitudinal direction of the feed track and adapted to feed the groups of cigarettes to the packet, said bands, said bridge member formed Withslots to allow the passage of the tines of the pusher, and means for lowering the pusher adjacent the bridge member, whereby it will engage with the next group of cigarettes.

5. In a machine for packing cigarettes into a packet, a pusher for transferring cigarettes from one feed band to successive feed 7 bands and means on said pusherto increase the spread thereof during a portion of the pusher movement.

6. In a machine for packing cigarettes into a packet, a pusher for feeding cigarettes to the packet, said pusher being formed with a lateral extension movable into and out of operative position and means for operating said pusher extension located adjacent the path of travel of said pusher.

7. In a machine for packing cigarettes into a packet, a pusher for feedin cigarettes to said packet from successive y stepped feed bands, means on said pusher to increase the spread thereof during a portion of the pusher movement and means for automatically lowering said pusher to engage vsaid cigarettes on said successively stepped feed bands. p

- 8. In a machine for packing cigarettes into a packet, a pusher adapted to feed group of cigarettes to said packet, a lateral extension on said pusher and means for moving said extension intoand out of operative position during the operation of said pusher, whereby layers comprised of different numbers of cigarettes may be engaged by said pusher.

9. In a device as per claim 8, in which said means for moving said extension includes a roller carried by sald extension, a cam bar disposed in the path of said roller and means for urging said roller against said cam bar. 1 V

In testimony whereof I aflix my si ature.

ROBERT WILI-IELM V IGT. 

